Image art by Paul Gerke via Gemini. The wait is over. After years of uncertainty, the largest grid operator in the United States is once again reviewing interconnection requests for new energy ...

While President Donald Trump is known for hyperbole, his recent comment about data centers being in need of PR help isn’t an example of his bombast. Instead, it showcases his ability to tap into the ...

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE) has announced an approximately $1.9 billion funding opportunity to accelerate what it deems “urgently needed” upgrades to the nation’s power ...

Image art by Paul Gerke via ChatGPT 5.2. Data center siting and construction have been frontiers of a new Wild West in recent years, but best practices are emerging from the occasionally messy ...

Portland General Electric Company announced an agreement to acquire select Washington state generation, transmission, and electric utility operations from PacifiCorp for $1.9 billion. PGE argues the ...

The United States power grid- already an engineering marvel of so much more than poles and wires- is becoming increasingly complex. Data centers and industrial growth are driving increased demand amid ...

Fresh off a decisive election night, Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger is promising a sharp turn in Virginia’s energy policy, vowing to boost in-state power generation, lower costs, and force data centers ...

The U.S. high-voltage transmission network is vast but aging. 70% of the U.S. transmission lines and transformers have been in service for more than 25 years, a legacy of the mid-20th-century grid ...

Image art by Paul Gerke via ChatGPT-5. The U.S. renewable energy industry is accustomed to ups and downs – they don’t call it the “solarcoaster” for nothing – but the last nine months have been ...

The character select screen in the beta version of the Hydropower Market Game. Courtesy: Argonne National Laboratory, NREL Argonne National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory ...

Solar energy’s meteoric rise from niche technology to grid dominance has been fueled by relentless innovation, with the industry’s pioneering research and development (R&D) on 2000V systems promising ...

Site C on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia is the largest and most expensive infrastructure project in the province’s history – with an estimated construction cost of $16 billion.